Place and Parasha Lema'seh Beit Midrash Articles Place and Parasha Categories Around the Jewish Year Grafting Kashrut Kila'im Land of Israel Orlah & Neta Revay Other Topics Shemitah Terumot & Ma’aserot Place and Parasha Chadash Challah Subscribe to our Newsletter Full Name Email I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of the site. Bereishit Shemot Vayikra Bamidbar Devarim Parashat Va'etchanan: The Goodness of the Land and its Special Mitzvot Did we inherit the Land of Israel to eat its fruit – or "only" to observe its mitzvot? On the sanctity intrinsic to the Land of Israel. Read More Re'eh: Shechem – on Location and Unity What is meant by derech mevo hashemesh and why is it used as a landmark to identify the ceremony of blessings and curses? Plus: Shechem as a place of national... Read More Parashat Ki Tezve: On Railings and Rooftops A look at the ancient rooftops, along with the mitzvah of erecting railings on them. Read More Matot Masei: The Jordan River On Israel's longest river, the site of the miraculous crossing of the Jewish People into the Land of Israel. A spiritual and physical border. What are the... Read More Parashat Devarim: Mt. Hermon – The Mountain of Many Names Why does Mt. Hermon have so many names? What does each name mean? About Israel's tallest mountain, mentioned in parashat Devarim. Read More Parashat Ekev: On Rain and Relationship How the Land of Israel's dependence on rainfall facilitates an ongoing relationship between Jewish farmers and G-d in the Hold Land. Plus: a look at a... Read More Chukat: The Purification by the Wicked Sichon's politics are of interest to us because he "purged" Ammon and Moav. Wicked people can also "purge" by removing confusion. In Ammon and Moav tithes are... Read More Parashat Emor: Sacrifices from Our Produce Smack in the middle of the description of the festivals is a verse about matanot ani'im, gifts to the poor, one of the Land-dependent mitzvot. What's the... Read More Parashat Yitro: The Desert's Advantage Rabbi Yehuda HaLevy maintains that Mt. Sinai is part of the Land of Israel. The advantage of the Torah being given in the desert and not in a tribe's portion,... Read More Parashat Vayetze: Ma'aser, a Symbol of Permanence About Ya'akov Avinu, who instituted giving ma'aser for generations by personal example, and the principle behind ma'aser verses teruma. The dispute about the... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 6
